Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a serious‚ life threatening disease that is extremely prevalent throughout south East Asia. DHF has caused widespread epidemics and has claimed many lives. This paper will focus on educating individuals in the medical profession and patients that reside in the regions of Thailand‚ Laos‚ and Vietnam about this disease. DHF is a viral infection spread by the bite of mosquitoes‚ more specifically the female Aedes Mosquito (2). DHF is a virus that belongs to
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STROKE(cerebrovascular accident/Disambiguation) A stroke‚ or cerebrovascular accident (CVA)‚ is the rapid loss of brain function(s) due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia (lack of blood flow) caused by blockage (thrombosis‚ arterial embolism)‚ or a hemorrhage. As a result‚ the affected area of the brain cannot function‚ which might result: In an inability to move one or more limbs on one side of the body. Inability to understand or formulate
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STROKE A stroke is caused by an interruption of the blood supply to part of the brain. The term ‘stroke’ comes from the fact that it usually happens without any warning‚ ‘striking’ the person from out of the blue. Stroke is a medical emergency. If you suspect someone is having a stroke‚ call 999. Worldwide‚ every year 2 in every 1‚000 people have a stroke. Five out of six strokes happen in people over the age of 60. Most strokes are caused by blockages (usually blood clots) disrupting the brain’s
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Influence of availability of clinical history on detection of early stroke Using unenhanced CT and diffusion-weighted MR imaging Source Mullins ME‚ Lev MH‚ Schellingerhout D‚ Koroshetz WJ‚ Gonzalez RG‚ Department of Radiology‚ Division of Neuroradiology‚ Massachusetts General Hospital‚ 55 Fruit St.‚ Boston‚ MA 02114‚ USA. OBJECTIVE: The radiologic diagnosis of stroke requires accurate detection and appropriate interpretation of relevant imaging findings; both detection and interpretation
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The impact of psychological interventions on psychosocial risk factors for stroke and their relationship with the immune system The impact of psychological interventions on psychosocial risk factors for stroke and their relationship with the immune system Introduction More than 2‚400 years ago the father of medicine‚ Hippocrates‚ recognized and described stroke as apoplexy‚ which means “struck down by violence”. Stroke is a condition with high mortality rate (Townsend et al.‚ 2012) and leading
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Ebola: * What is Ebola? Ebola is a virus that causes Ebola hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF). The Ebola virus belongs to the RNA virus family known as Filoviridae. There have been five strains of the Ebola virus identified (four of them are known to cause illness in humans). * Ebola Genome: One of two RNA viruses * First Recognized: 1976 Zaire Africa * Native to Africa * Unknown Origin‚ or natural reservoir * Ebola is very acute‚ infection is very rapid so * There are no
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Mrs Jones is an 86 year old lady who was admitted to a Hyper Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) from a medical ward. She was initially admitted with a fall at home and was alert on admission‚ however‚ a week later she had developed aphasia‚ with no limb weakness‚ visual field deficit or facial droop. Thrombolysis therapy‚ which involves dissolving the thrombus with an aim of re-opening the occluded artery was considered. However‚ although her initial CT Head confirmed she had not had a bleed (a contraindication
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Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Definition Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) are infectious disease that interferes with the blood’s natural ability to clot. These diseases can also damage the walls of tiny blood vessels‚ making them leaky. The internal bleeding that results can range from relatively minor to life-threatening. Causes of VHFs VHFs are caused by several distinct families of viruses‚ which include arenaviruses‚ filoviruses‚ bunyaviruses‚ and flaviviruses. These viruses can affect multiple
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Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever | RLE 7.2 Batch 2012 | | DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER Philippine Hemorrhagic Fever was first reported in 1953. In 1958‚ it was renamed as Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever as it became a notifiable disease in the country. Recently‚ dengue has indeed become a major health concern. All persons are susceptible to dengue infection‚ with both sexes equally affected. The age groups that are most dominantly affected are preschoolers and school age children. Adults and infants are
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| | |students shall: |Stroke is a term used to describe neurologic changes caused by an interruption in the blood supply to a part of the |1 min |Lecture discussion |Oral evaluation | |Be able to define stroke |brain. The two major types of stroke are ischemic and hemorrhagic. | | |Written
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